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Podcast: The Herald
Episode: Story behind crime syndicates that kill for the money
Description: Killed for the money.Â
Sound like a movie title?
No. This was the headline of a front-page article in The Herald this week, highlighting a worrying trend of criminal syndicates targeting the elderly, poor and those without family support in insurance-linked murders.
Nelson Mandela Bay police district commissioner Major-General Vuyisile Ncata said on Monday that the metro was grappling with a series of murders for life-insurance payouts.
In an interview at his Mount Road police station office, Ncata said the hit-style murders had gained momentum in the Bay during the past year.